All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park was $61,747,341, the third consecutive year the Friday handle has topped $60 million.
The Future Stars Friday card featured five Breeders' Cup races for 2-year-old horses, the sixth consecutive year the Breeders' Cup has carded all of the juvenile races on the same day since the event expanded to its two-day format in 2007.
Friday's on-track attendance was 43,377. On-track handle was $6,541,751.
Last 5 Years: Breeders' Cup Friday Attendance & Handle Records
2023: Santa Anita Park – 43,377; $61,747,341
2022: Keeneland – 39,851; $66,141,766
2021: Del Mar – 20,536; $61,696,893
2020: Keeneland – no attendance reported due to COVID-19; $51,409,606
2019: Santa Anita Park – 41,243; $56,517,228
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